Pilate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

adj

/ˈpaɪlət/ En-us-pilot.ogg en-au-pilot.ogg

Pilate more pilate most pilate

The surname is from Latin Pīlātus (“a Roman cognomen”, literally “armed with javelins”), from pilum (“javelin, pestle”), of unknown ultimate origin.

Pontius

Pilatian Pilatism

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